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Re: How do you show yourself kindness and self-love?
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Re: The who's online thing
It’s there for me now too but it almost never has any names under it, always a weirdly high number of guests. I guess we all hide our online status now 
Re: Group chat and anxious brain
Couldn't have said it better than @independent_!
It's a good general rule to assume good faith from new folks, but over time you do pick up on the signs and it's good to listen to those and report them if you think something is up.
Also, someone can have real support needs and also use the community inappropriately - both things can be true. We can be kind but still really clear about our boundaries.
Just to reinforce what has already been said: you're never obligated to respond to a DM of any kind (even ones from mods!), and there's never any pressure to support someone, especially if doing so makes you feel uncomfortable. That's part of what mods are for.
Also, fully not a waste of time - conversations like this are helpful to have. We're a community at the end of the day and it's good for us to air these things out.
It's a good general rule to assume good faith from new folks, but over time you do pick up on the signs and it's good to listen to those and report them if you think something is up.
Also, someone can have real support needs and also use the community inappropriately - both things can be true. We can be kind but still really clear about our boundaries.
Just to reinforce what has already been said: you're never obligated to respond to a DM of any kind (even ones from mods!), and there's never any pressure to support someone, especially if doing so makes you feel uncomfortable. That's part of what mods are for.
Also, fully not a waste of time - conversations like this are helpful to have. We're a community at the end of the day and it's good for us to air these things out.
JustV
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Profile pictures on chatwee
I know its pribably already been raised but The past couple nights there's been no PFPs on chatwee chats, is this a chatwee error a change that the mix have made?
Chloe234
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Re: Happy Safer Internet Day!
@Joe I think that knowing a website has a process to go through when accepting new applicant makes a website feel safer as I know the users are legit. As well as community guidelines that are strictly followed makes a website have a more welcoming community feel to it.
Re: Happy Safer Internet Day!
I never feel fully safe online, you never know who’s stalking you
Re: 🥂 Mod appreciation Monday! (FEB)
Your work is amazing mods! I don't know all of you but I do love all of you
Petition to make MAM (Mod Appreciation Monday) actually every Monday?
Petition to make MAM (Mod Appreciation Monday) actually every Monday?
Re: 🥂 Mod appreciation Monday! (FEB)
Sorry if it's late but I appreciate you all genuinely and I'm sure everyone on the community does
Re: Group chat and anxious brain
You haven't wasted time at all @Amy22 and your mum is absolutely right, you can always flag things up. If anyone were to add you to a conversation you weren't comfortable with, you could always screen shot it or add the mix to the conversation. That's where with new people it's always, always better to talk on the boards if you do talk, because then the mix are right there to support you. Once you take it off the boards (which imo is ok if you are comfortable with that and you know the person) it becomes a lot harder for the mix to help you.
It's really hard when you're not sure the motive behind the question, and if you're anything like me you tend to assume good motives until proven otherwise. Innocent until proven guilty type of thing. I think you do get to learn the subtle signs in chat though, and unfortunately people asking support questions in GC is one of them for me sometimes.
I think it's natural to be worried, but you are always in control of what you do...we can't control what others do but we can control how we react to it and it's always ok to take a step back as your reaction to something like this.
It's really hard when you're not sure the motive behind the question, and if you're anything like me you tend to assume good motives until proven otherwise. Innocent until proven guilty type of thing. I think you do get to learn the subtle signs in chat though, and unfortunately people asking support questions in GC is one of them for me sometimes.
I think it's natural to be worried, but you are always in control of what you do...we can't control what others do but we can control how we react to it and it's always ok to take a step back as your reaction to something like this.